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auxiliary basal scales; maxillary with upper % of expansion finely 

 scaled. Scales with 7 or 8 basal radiating striae; 31 to 51 apical 

 denticles, with 3 or 4 transverse series of basal elements; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 15, i, or 14, i, fourth spine 334 to 4 in total head length, 

 twelfth ray 2% to 2J/ 8 ; A. Ill, 9, i, third spine 3>£ to 3%, sixth ray 

 23^ to 2%; caudal 1% to 1%, rounded; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2% to 3; pectoral 1^ to \%; ventral V/% to 2%. 



Orange red, little faded, lower surface little lighter or brighter. 

 Except paired fins, head below and abdomen, body with small dark 

 brown ringed or occllated blue spots. Eye yellowish, with several 

 brown spots. Inside gill opening more or less tinged with orange. 

 Margins of vertical fins, also of ventrals, narrowly blackish brown. 

 Upper and lower edges of caudal with narrow whitish edges, but not 

 extending to middle rays. Paired fins deep orange red. . 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Natal, Mauritius, Madagascar, 

 India, Ceylon, Andamans, East Indies, Philippines, Melanesia, 

 Micronesia, Polynesia. A handsome species and variable. Cepha- 

 lopholis maculatus Seale and Bean and C. boninius Jordan and 

 Richardson are only slight variants. 



8132, S133. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length 



261 to 356 mm. 

 13503, 13710, 17708, 17769, 18271. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 



1909. Length 155 to 225 mm. 

 8276. 8281. Canmahaia Bay, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length 275 to 355 mm. 

 21589. Guiniyan Island, east coast Luzon. June 4, 1909. Length 180 mm. 

 9481. Guntao Island, Palawan Passage. December 20, 1908. Length 216 mm. 

 4860. Jolo market. February 12, 1908. Length 303 mm. 

 185S2. Malanipa Island, east of Zamboanga. September 8, 1909. Length 



158 nun. 

 11123, 11260. Pasacao Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length 



130 to 212 mm. 

 8203, 820 1. Port Busin, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length 243 to 283 mm. 

 11040. Port Maricaban, southern Luzon. July 21, 1908. Length 186 mm. 

 7343. Tara Island, Mindoro Strait. December 14, 1908. Length 255 mm. 

 4954. Tawi Tawi Group, Sulu Archipelago. February 21, 1908. Length 325 mm. 

 17268. Tayabas River, Marinduque Island. February 25, 1909. Length 157 mm. 

 6485, 6486. Tilig, Lubang Island, vicinity southern Luzon. July 15, 190S. 



Length 207 to 277 mm. 

 A467, A468. Tulnalutan Island, east of Zamboanga. September 9, 1909. 



Length 245 to 246 mm. 

 A570, 6648. Tutu Bay, Jolo. September 19, 1909. Length 200 to 270 mm. 

 6635. Varadero Bay, Mindoro. July 23, 1908. Length 300 mm. 

 5932. Zamboanga market. May 25, 1908. Length 277 mm. 

 17575. Danawan Island, vicinity Darvcl Bay, Borneo. September 27, 1909. 



Length 142 mm. 

 A7(')0. Sipadan Island, Sibuko Bay vicinity, Borneo. September 28, 1909. 



Length 241 mm. 

 A8S2, 13035. Limbe Strait, vicinity of Strait Island, north of Celebes. Novem- 

 ber 1, 1909. Length 216 to 341 mm. 



